Historic Military Trenches

A collection of black-and-white images depicting trenches from different historical battles, showcasing soldiers, defenses, and war-torn landscapes.

Reinforcements of British infantry are pictured crossing a captured front-line German trench, September 1916. Date: 1916

Santiago's Treatment For Drunks -- Work in Santiago's parks may be hard but there is the reward of a free wine ration and a lecture on the virtues of Sobriety. January 17, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

China Under The "Red" Regime.Photo shows Coolies of the "Red" army of China with ammunition. The influence of the Soviet workers in China is evidenced in every walk of life, especially in the military. November 19, 1925. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo)

Sherwood Foresters following up Germans near Brie March 1917

During the Great advance, German soldiers, cut off by the British curtain of artillery fire, without food for several days, surrender from the cellars knowing that the British troops are approaching, at Montauban. Date: 1916

08/31/1936. Parapet taken to the Nationals.

The Siege of Tobruk which began on April 11 1941 saw 'Desert Rats' shelled by German aircraft in order to repel all attacks from the Afrika Korps.

05/31/1918. On the Anglo-French front. Remains of the emplacement of a large caliber cannon, destroyed in one of the recent combats.

Australian infantrymen of sixth division moving forward in the ranges behind Wewak to support another Australian battalion in their attack on "The Blot".July 27, 1945. (Photo by Australian Office Photo).

Anefo photo collection. Jeeps for agriculture and industry. October 4, 1946

'L'instruction de la Nouvelle armee Belge; L'entrainement de la Nouvelle armee Belge. Dans un centre d'instruction du genie : en haut, harponnage et arrachage des piquets soutenant les fils barbeles, pour pratiquer une trouee a travers le reseau : a gauche, hommes creusant un passage souterrain pour eviter l'obstacle des chevaux de frise : a droite, passage au-dessus des reseaux au moyen d'une legere passerelle rapidement construite.', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".

Battle of Belgium, 10-28 May 1940: Column of exhausted Belgian artillery, many of the men asleep on their guns and limbers, travelling along a road near Louvain.

Madrid, 09/22/1937. Cooks preparing food for troops stationed on the front lines of fire.

Soldiers of a U.S. Army foreign military intelligence group (FMIG) fire an RPG-7 rocket launcher during a demonstration for a group of Marines at a National Training Center firing range. Base: Fort Irwin State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Headquarters of Battery M 75 No. 27 in Gugg Position with electric lighting. X. Armeekommando Rohr.

Russian soldiers in action near Riga, Latvia, 1944. Artist: Unknown

On the Piave dam after the first attack Piave area; photographer: Kriegsvermessung 5.

World War I, American tank plowing through German barbed wire, 1918, U.s. Signal Corps photograph

Photograph showing a group of British soldiers, having a rest and a cup of tea after leaving the front line of trenches; Western Front somewhere in France, 1916. Date: 1916

Ninth Army Infantrymen Advance -- Infantrymen of U.S. Ninth Army Advance Through the ravaged town of Linnich, Germany, After crossing the Roer River in their current offensive. March 5, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

05/31/1917. Booty of War. French Soldiers Counting and Guarding Weapons and Effects Seized from the Enemy.

French general Sarrail at Krivolak, 1915, Macedonia, Europe

Dead Japanese soldiers lie on the sandbar at the mouth of Alligator Creek on Guadalcanal on 21 August 1942 after being killed by U.S. Marines during the Battle of the Tenaru. August 21, 1942

Einzatz Gruppen execute Jews in Kiev in the Ukraine 1942

The Anglo-Manipur war (1891) saw the conquest of Manipur by British Indian forces and the incorporation of the small Assamese kingdom within the British Raj. Subsequently Manipur became a Princely State under British tutelage.

Anefo photo collection. Ned. Forces liberate Netherlands, sleep German-built Bunkers / Kingdom Dutch Princess Irene Brigade. February 1945. Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland

Old black and white photograph of decaying dead body, corpse of killed WWI soldier on battlefield during First World War One

09/01/1922. Ceuta. High Commissioner General Burguete, listening to the speech to Lieutenant Colonel Mr Millan Astray on the occasion of the great review To the Legion held in the Dax-Riffien camp. (photo Costa).

The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: An Einsatzgruppe D soldier about to shoot a Jew kneeling at a partially filled mass grave in Vinnitsa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, in 1942. The Einsatzgruppen were SS paramilitary task forces whose main purpose was the extermination of Jews.

American snipers of the 166th Infantry (formerly 4th Infantry, Ohio National Guard), in nest picking off Germans on the outer edge of town, Villers-sur-Fere, France, U.S. Army Signal Corps, July 30, 1918

World War I 1914-1918: Wounded Austrian soldiers waiting on stretchers outside a field hospital; One of the Battles of Isonzo, Italian Front, 1915. Military, Army, Medicine, Casualty

08/31/1921. Melilla. A Moorish souk of three Forcas and Benisicar Selling Prickly Pear Figs in the Moorish souk Established in the surroundings of the Reina Regente fort.

''The Nearest Way to School', after James Clarke Hook, R.A.'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880

Ministry of Information Second World War Press Agency Print Collection

They Would Not Let The Germans Touch Their Dead.This Polish man and boy, would not allow the Germans to touch their dead, and insisted on burying them themselves, after the occupation of Nordhausen, Germany, when the Military Government, officer, Major David Paulette of Farmville, Va., ordered the bourgemeister of the town to get about 600 men together to dig graves and bury the 2,500 Political prisoners in the camp. The man lost his mother and the boy his grandmother in this Nazi concentration camp. May 1, 1945.

Einsatzgruppen soldier executes a Jew above a mass grave

German Army field Hdqrs. near Ostend

Austrian troops shown loading rocks onto wooden levers with the intention of rolling them down the mountain-side towards advancing Italians during World War I. Date: September 11th 1915

Battle scene, on-set of the western film, "Major Dundee", Columbia Pictures, 1965

12/31/1936. A Clock, Shot Shells, and the Empty Parapet, in West Park.

In hastily prepared positions against the back wall of the stadium in Manila, Philippines, American machine gunners and rifleman set up a defense against the Japanese

Gibson's Brigade charging Hurlbut's troops in the "hornets' nest" / Ogden.. Illus. in: Battles & leaders of the Civil War, vol. 1, 1887, p. 505, "From the cyclorama of Shiloh at Chicago.", Reference copy available in 1956 edition. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa, 1863, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles.

Bolivian army scene, on-set of the film, "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid", 20th Century-Fox, 1969

Anefo photo collection. Supply of string beans for the West Netherlands. World War II, food facilities. 1945

09/01/1913. In the Tetouan camp. Ranch time in the Tetuan camp. Group of Soldiers Taking Morning Meal on the Field.

U.S. infantry troops somewhere in the Southwest Pacific have undergone intensive training exercises in the use of flame throwers. The flame throwers is a very valuable weapon at close range. December 26, 1943.

Japanese and Korean coolies removing supplies from wharf of Chemulpo, Korea during the Russo Japanese War, 1904

06/30/1912. Recent Events in Portugal. Republican Troops Firing at a party of Royalists to prevent them from entering Portugal.

Russian Guerillas Attack-- After wresting this village from German control, Russian Guerillas dash through a street according to Russian caption material accompanying this scene from March of Time's "One Day Of War". Battle victims sprawl in street.The Retreat - Russian guerillas chase German troops through the streets after wresting this village from German control during World War II. March 10, 1943. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Rif (Morocco), November 1911. Rif customs. Outdoor butcher shop.

Anefo photo collection. Capitulation: Soest. The armed part in Soest, where the Germans have to hand in their weapons. May 10, 1945. Soest, Utrecht (province)

Survivors of the Uruguayan plane crash in the Andes in the fuselage of the wrecked aircraft on shortly after rescuers reached them. To survive for 72 day in the harsh environment, they resorted to eating the flesh of dead crash victims. Dec. 22, 1972

China Burma India Theater (CBI) was the name used by the United States Army for its forces operating in conjunction with British and Chinese Allied air and land forces in China, Burma, and India during World War II. Well-known US units in this theater included the Flying Tigers, transport and bomber units flying the Hump, the 1st Air Commando Group, the engineers who built Ledo Road, and the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), otherwise known as Merrill's Marauders.

Italian front. Combat between the Austrian-Hungarian and Italy army. Trenching war in Trieste, May 1917. The Domenica del Corriere, Italy. Color.

Comrade, after battle, rescuing body of slain miner following the Ludlow Massacre, during which a tent camp of striking miners at Ludlow Colorado was attacked by the Colorado National Guard on April 20, 1914. Forbes, Colorado

Slain miner with some of his comrades - Ludlow Massacre, during which a tent camp of striking miners at Ludlow Colorado was attacked by the Colorado National Guard on April 20, 1914. Forbes, Colorado

10/31/1914. The burial of a Hero. Family and Friends of a Belgian officer killed in campaign Visiting his grave in Mechelen.

Stopover of an Alpini unit in a village of Cadore, Veneto, Italy, World War I, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XLII, No 38, September 19, 1915.

Emaciated Frenchman sitting among the dead in prison camp, Nordhausen, Germany after liberation by First U.S. Army on April 11, 1945.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

09/30/1921. Melilla. The Occupation of Zeluan Car Truck That the Moors Destroyed.

Cyclists from the Indian army pictured in France with their bicycles. Date: 2nd August 1916

05/01/1916. Ranch time. Distribution of food to a French detachment on the front line.

This information officer, commander of the first patrol of paratroopers which took the important junction of St. Souvour le Vicomto, Normandy, by a daring push, continues to direct operations in spite of a broken log. July 30, 1944. (Photo by Keystone Press Agency Ltd.).

An Australian cemetery at Dumpu, Ramu Valley. February 06, 1944.

Burial of fallen soldiers Burial of fallen soldiers; probably in the area around Oporzec and Tuchla, Galicia, Carpathians; photographer: Korps Hofmann.

Illustration showing the surprise attack launched by Romanian troops on Ghemesh railway station in Austro-Hungaria, 1916. On the first day of hostilities between these two countries the Romanians asked that a Hungarian train might be fetched back from Romania. The Hungarians thought it would be full of grain and agreed, sending a steam engine to collect it. On its return to Austro-Hungaria the train stopped at Ghemesh station, only to reveal a large cargo of Romanian soldiers rather than

'Distant Fronts, At Ouaddai; Silian cavalry shot down a few meters from the square formed by the skirmishers seen in the background', 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L' Illustration, Paris, 1924.

Lieut.-General Sir George Brown And His Staff: This Crimean War picture by Roger Fenton shows the General with arms folded seated among his aides. Sir George, whose long series of staff appointments made him something of a martinet, was bitterly condemned by The Times correspondent, Russell, for his rigid policy of pipe claying, close shaving, and tight stocking," but he endeared himself to his men by bravery in the field.British Warships In Balaclava Harbour -- Roger Fenton recorded this busy scene. The early war pictures of this photographer compel the greatest admiration, for it must have needed no ordinary determination to have campaigned in the 1850s with the fearsome apparatus that was then essential to the photographic process. Fenton had to employ a wet plate, for at that time even the moist collodion process was not available, being in the experimental stage. He was one of the pioneers of news photography, and his pictures were frequently employed as book illustrations, the pr

On The Estonian Fronter - Advance patrols of the Soviet Army pushing through Narvik on the Estonian Border are being halted by their leader in foreground. February 13, 1944. (Photo by Fox Photos).

COSTAS FRANCESAS-6/6/1944-DESEMBARCO DE NORMANDIA-"CAEN,CARENTAN,CHERBUC".

Tripolitania. soldiers. 1912.

World War I (1914-1918). Battle of Champagne (France): a wounded captain and battalion chief, who also joined the struggle, shake hands wishing for luck. Year 1915.

Firemen fighting oil fire

Anefo photo collection. Barricaden in Nijmegen around Zeigelhof, complex of 14 won, which should give way to parking garage, campaigner behind one of the barricades. 17 February 1981. Nijmegen

A mountain climber runs a rope through a cotter pin, snap link, needle's eye, running bolt November 25, 1951. (Photo by Cowles Maagazine Inc.)

Workers at the cavern entrance at Bascon positions X. Armeekommando Rohr.

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